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Amid all the talk about preventing gender-based violence, sex workers are ignored

Blurb online What makes sex work dangerous are the laws, policies and attitudes that surround it

Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

The role of bold women in business, according to a powerhouse panel: Insights from the esteemed jury for the 2025 Veuve Cliquot Bold Woman Award

As the 2025 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Award adjudication process begins, the esteemed jury prepares to evaluate an inspiring cohort of candidates, each embodying the boldness and innovation that define this prestigious accolade. True to the pioneering spirit of Madame Clicquot, the award has, for over 50 years, honoured remarkable female entrepreneurs who drive change […]

Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Africa: Will Funding Match Demand? Africa's Malaria Vaccine Program Faces Crunch

[allAfrica] "The global malaria vaccination program is at a critical juncture... proof of high demand, but without urgent funding, this progress could unravel."

Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Unpacking the South African land law that so inflames Trump

The law allows for land to be seized without compensation in rare cases and 'in the public interest'.

Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Pyramids win maiden African Champions League title

Pyramids win their first ever African Champions League title after beating Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 in Cairo to seal a 3-2 win on aggregate.

Published on: June 01, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Heartbreak as cash-strapped Nigerians abandon their pets

Pet owners are struggling with the rising cost of living in the West African nation.

Published on: June 01, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

SA politicians also weaponise migration

South Africa must rid itself of issues that prevent a fair, rights-based approach to people’s mobility

Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

The GAC GS3 Emzoom is a refreshing and a different offering in a flooded SUV market

The Chinese manufacturer has produced a fun-to-drive, sporty car, but with so many competitors, it’s difficult to see the vehicle making a splash

Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

New law: Protecting South Africans from tobacco is no foreign agenda

Big tobacco companies are the foreign entities planting misinformation to keep South Africans addicted as they put profit over the health of the population

Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

A movement against silencing: What the war in Palestine has taught us about journalism

More journalists have been killed since 7 October 2023 than during the two World Wars, Vietnam, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan combined

Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Jazz in focus: Capturing a sound in image

From rare Ernest Cole prints to iconic portraits of Makeba and Masekela, this show captures the musicians and the energy of live music itself

Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

South African firms suspect UAE companies may have obtained military intellectual property

A Special Investigating Unit investigation is focused on employees of defence firms suspected of passing on military intellectual property

Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Universities, revive Joburg’s hippest ’hood – Melville

Melville was an asset undervalued by the city and universities. It is in decay but it could be restored

Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Conventional and complementary healthcare professionals need to work together

An inter-referral system between conventional and complementary medical practitioners is essential to giving patients optimal care in our diverse society

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Khelif required to take sex test for World Boxing fights

World Boxing says Olympic champion Imane Khelif will not be allowed to fight in the female category at their competitions until she undergoes a mandatory sex test.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Ghana: B/R Lands Commission Board Inaugurated

[Ghanaian Times] The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Alhaji Sulemana Yusif, has tasked the new Bono Regional Lands Commission board to conduct their activities with the utmost integrity and transparency.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Cote d'Ivoire: United Capital Group Deepens Pan-African Expansion with New Office in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

[InfoWire] United Capital Group, Nigeria's leading investment banking and financial services institution, has taken a major step in its Pan-African expansion, with the official launch of its West Africa office, United Capital Asset Management West Africa Limited, in Abidjan, CΓ΄te d'Ivoire.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Ghana: Former NMC Chairman Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng Passes On

[Ghanaian Times] Nana Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng, a veteran journalist and former chairman of the National Media Commission, has passed on in London. He is said to have died on Monday.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Ghana: Time to Sanitise Ghana's Food Market With Stronger Labelling Regulations

[Ghanaian Times] The inadequacy in food labelling has for some time now become topical as health experts have indicated that it is silently undermining public health and threatening to worsen the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Ghana: Cedi's Recent Gains May Be Temporary Without Deeper Reforms - Apl

[Ghanaian Times] Africa Policy Lens (APL), a Policy Research and Analyst Organisation, has commended Ghana's recent macroeconomic progress but warned that the appreciation of the cedi could be short-lived if not supported by deeper structural reforms.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Ghana: 5 Armed Robbers Jailed 70 Years

[Ghanaian Times] Five members of a robbery gang have been convicted at the Kwabenya Circuit Court for their roles in two violent robbery attacks in Accra earlier this year.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Liberia: Flights Resume At Roberts International Airport After Aircraft Incident

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Flight operations at Roberts International Airport (RIA) have resumed following a temporary suspension caused by a private jet incident, the Liberia Airport Authority (LAA) confirmed on Friday, May 30.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Ghana/Nigeria: Ghana Lose 2-1 to Nigeria in Unity Cup

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana put up an impressive second-half performance but fell to Nigeria 2-1 in the semifinal of the 2025 Unity Cup.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Suspect in South African student's murder killed in police shootout

'Please stop killing women,' urges the police minister as the search continues for two more suspects.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

There are new killers on the loose

They come in the form of the shot borer beetle and people who don’t appreciate the shade, leaves and flowers of trees in urban areas

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Ghana: Washington DC Embassy Closure ...Majority Defends Okudzeto Ablakwa

[Ghanaian Times] The Majority members on the Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, has come to the defense of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, stressing he did not err in temporarily shutting down the Ghana Embassy in Washington DC.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Floods kill at least 110 people after heavy rain in Nigeria

Torrential rains in the central town of Mokwa led to the deadly floods, authorities say.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Zimbabwe: Cement Importer Takes Govt to Court Over Surtax 'Contradicting' COMESA Deal

[263Chat] A local cement importer, Augutich Investments (Private) Limited has approached the High Court seeking an interdict against the Minister of Finance and Economic Development over the recently introduced surtax which they claim is unlawful and contradicts the COMESA ( Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa) regulations.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Africa: It Takes a Village to End Malaria - - and Behavioural Science Can Guide It

[Malaria Consortium] The 78th World Health Assembly, the World Health Organization's decision-making body, took place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 19 to 27 May. Every year, delegates from WHO member states come together to discuss and decide on the priorities and policies of the organisation going forwards.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

East Africa: Abductions, Torture a Threat to U.S. Interests in East Africa - Senator Risch

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has raised the alarm over a surge in abductions and torture cases across East Africa, warning that the trend poses a "direct threat" to regional stability and American interests.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Liberia: American War Crimes Investigator and Former Liberia Lobbyist Found Guilty of Defaming Justice Activists

[FrontPageAfrica] A criminal court in Switzerland has found Alan White, an American war crimes investigator with a long history of involvement in Liberia's politics, guilty of defaming two justice activists. The Criminal Division of the Jura-Bernois-Seeland regional court of Swiss Canton of Berne agreed with an August 2024 ruling by the Public Prosecutor's Office that White, an ex-investigator for Sierra Leone's...

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Namibia: Ban On Poultry Imports From Brazil Partially Lifted

[Namibia Economist] Namibia has partially lifted a ban on the importation and transit of poultry and poultry products from Brazil, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform said Tuesday.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Southern Africa: SADC Agrees in Principle for Development Fund - - Namibia Signs

[Namibia Economist] The Agreement to Operationalise the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Regional Development Fund (RDF) has been approved by Cabinet as of 22 May 2025.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Namibia: NamWater Assesses Central Area Water Supply Post-Rainy Season, Cautions Against Complacency

[Namibia Economist] The Namibia Water Corporation (NamWater) hosted a crucial Central Area of Namibia (CAN) Stakeholders Workshop on Monday, 13 May.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica